East Akron is technically a separate neighborhood. Information on Middlebury can be found here: http://ci.akron.oh.us/planning/cp/neighborhoods/Middlebury.pdf
Middlebury is the area where Akron was founded. In the Case street/ Arlington/Exchange area. I had a girlfriend who lived in the area, on Bank st. So called because it was next to the bank of the Little Cuyagoga river, which runs through the neighborhood. I remember the river smelled like chemicals back then.